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lake breeze

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noun

  1. a thermally produced wind blowing during the day from the surface of a large lake to the shore, caused by the difference in the rates of heating of the surfaces of the lake and of the land.


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A strong lake breeze can create a 20-degree differential between the waterfront and neighborhoods 10 miles inland.

From Scientific American Jul. 16, 2020

Fittingly, the combination of the lake breeze and summer heat parallels the bent, twisted nature of his atmospheric notes.

From Chicago Tribune Jul. 8, 2011

Couples lounged inertly in the lilac-scented shade of the parks along Boulevard Magheru, sipped raspberry soda out of communal glasses, or took in the desultory lake breeze at the Pescarus Restaurant.

From Time Magazine Archive

He carried it to the bridge, and sitting in her favourite place, with the lake breeze threading his hair, opened his first letter from the Girl.

From The Harvester by Stratton-Porter, Gene

The soft lake breeze rippled the woodbine leaves along the sill, stirring the lace and ribbon on her breast.

From The Firing Line by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

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